My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 817 Nurturing White Jade

For half a month in a row.

Aside from his routine Qi cultivation in the morning, Chen Mu spent all his other time reciting the Rootless Sutra.

With each wisp of supernatural power absorbed, the divine embryo can swallow an additional ball of Netherworld Qi, and the nine orifices can absorb even more Yin Qi.

Supernatural power acts like a catalyst, accelerating the transformation of the Heavenly Demon Body, which is why more Netherworld Qi and Yin Qi are needed.

"Fortunately, the recovery of Yin Spirit divine power does not require any special vital energy."

The Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demon Body can be considered an alternative form of Yin Spirit, whose essence is that of a Yin Soul Monster. And Yin Soul Monsters are extremely special; they can live for a very long time even without eating or drinking.

Because of this characteristic, even without deliberately replenishing its vital energy, the Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demon Body and the 100,000 Yin Souls in the Five Ghost Bag can autonomously restore their Yin Spirit Divine Power.

Chen Mu felt that the ghosts might have been born with a talent similar to the Linglong Tianji Spell.

It is precisely because of this that he has a constant stream of Yin spiritual power to refine Netherworld Qi and Taiyin Qi every day.

"On the contrary, my supernatural powers are not enough." Chen Mu was somewhat dissatisfied.

After chanting scriptures for many days, he discovered that there was a fixed amount of supernatural power he could attract each day. Once he reached the limit, even if he chanted scriptures all day long, he would not attract any more supernatural power.

"The upper limit of its quantity seems to be related to the degree of mastery of the Wugen Sutra."

Chen Mu summoned the gray stone door and looked at one of the columns.

Rootless Sutra: 1137/10000;

Initially, I could only draw a strand about the thickness of a hair each day, but now I can draw more than ten strands.

"so……"

"A fixed amount is distributed daily, and the amount of supernatural power is determined by the level of the Rootless Scripture mastered?"

Who is controlling things behind the scenes?
Lu Gong, the city lord of Shiratori City?
That's possible.

"If I max out the Rootless Sutra, can he give me unlimited free-flowing absorption?"

"Tsk tsk, given how stingy Lord Lu is right now, it's probably unlikely." Chen Mu couldn't help but curl his lips.

So stingy.

He's also the lord of a city.

No wonder you can't keep anyone in White Bird City!

……

Fanlou.

"Didn't you say you weren't going to look for the divine weapon?" Chen Mu teased, looking at Xu Gui, who appeared travel-worn and clearly had just returned from a long journey.

"Only a fool would go looking for a divine weapon," Xu Gui said, scoffing.

"Then what is this...?"

"I'm going to collect longevity rice," Xu Gui said smugly.

“In the past, when harvesting longevity rice, there were many other people who were also involved in the harvest.”

"Now look what's happened, they're all rushing off to find the divine weapon."

“The few burdock groves that used to grow the best are now deserted. I picked over a thousand burdock seeds without much effort.”

"If we had enough purses, this number could have doubled," Xu Gui said with a regretful expression.

Gee!

This chubby kid is actually quite smart.

"With this longevity rice, I could live in Fanlou for the next year!" Xu Gui's eyes gleamed, and a sly smile spread across his face.

"That young lady, that little sister... hehe!"

Chen Mu: "..."

He's still that fat bastard with a head full of color nonsense.

……

The turmoil in White Bird City did not affect Chen Mu.

His daily routine remained unchanged.

Several months have passed in the blink of an eye.

That afternoon, under the burdock tree, accompanied by a soft hissing sound, a delicate jade plate the size of a human face gradually took shape in Chen Mu's hands.

One hundred and eight yuan.

"As long as it is stacked properly, it will definitely be able to support my Qi cultivation."

Chen Mu made a quick estimate and nodded in satisfaction.

Since mastering the art of refining the exquisite jade plate, he has dedicated some time each day to refining artifacts, all in order to resolve the problem of insufficient vital energy as soon as possible.

"We have enough exquisite jade plates now, but we may not have enough white jade coins."

Chen Mu glanced at Thousand Lantern City.

He originally had 59,000, but the crafting of the exquisite jade plate consumed a lot of them, so now he only has a little over 40,000.

The exquisite jade plate requires white jade coins to activate. Once you start cultivating with the jade plate, the 40,000 white jade coins won't last long.

"If only the jade plate refining technique could be adjusted so that the jade plate could be directly activated with magic power, that would be great."

Chen Mu shook his head.

Although the Jade Plate Refining Manual is extremely meticulous and ingenious, it is not impossible to alter it.

Is weapon crafting an inconvenient thing?
Unfortunately……

Chen Mu looked at the gray stone gate.

The Exquisite Heavenly Secrets Mantra: 3131/10000;

Weapon crafting skill (Exquisite Jade Plate): 5639/10000;

"Unfortunately, I lack experience." "With my current skill level, it's virtually impossible for me to successfully make the changes."

"Therefore, it's more feasible to find a way to nurture the white jade coin!"

"The exquisite jade plate can steal the secrets of heaven and create the earth's spiritual energy. As long as it is stacked enough, it can definitely reach the concentration of spiritual energy needed to nurture the white jade coin."

but……

"One hundred and eight exquisite jade plates, if laid out flat, would not be enough for three courtyards."

"We need to develop upwards and arrange them in a three-dimensional way. We need to build a framework first and then put these hundreds of exquisite jade plates together, both in the sky and on the ground."

"Then, we need to find a way to gather the earth's spiritual energy in one place and increase its concentration." Chen Mu's thoughts were churning.

The vital energy generated by the exquisite jade plate mostly gathers within a radius of three to five meters around the plate.

To utilize it, either the user must be near the jade plate, or additional effort must be made to draw the vital energy closer.

"It's definitely not enough for me to gather and accumulate resources little by little on my own."

"Unless I do nothing and just become a machine that drains energy."

"That would take too long."

Chen Mu looked at the gray stone door again.

A profound and complex technique, encompassing the movement of celestial bodies and the circulation of vital energy, came into his view.

Small Heavenly Cycle Star Combat Technique Restriction: 3171/10000/Second Tier;

"The secrets of the celestial movement are all contained within this. Wouldn't it be easy to lift up a few exquisite jade discs and guide the earth's spiritual energy to gather?"

"Ha ha……"

……

Several days later

Chen Mu stood in the center of the courtyard, with twenty-four fist-sized, jade-white beads floating around him, and faint golden patterns visible inside the beads.

The twenty-four pearls, when combined, form a miniature Zhou Tian Xing Dou Fa Forbidden Formation.

Chen Mu raised his hand and unleashed a burst of magical power towards Mingzhu.

hum!
The pearl trembled and began to revolve around Chen Mu according to a predetermined trajectory.

An invisible force spread out. The exquisite jade plates that were originally piled up to the side were lifted up by the invisible force and floated into the air in a fixed direction.

Before long, 108 exquisite jade plates were scattered throughout the courtyard.

Strands of earth's spiritual energy emerged from the jade plate, then were drawn by an invisible force to converge towards the location of the twenty-four bright pearls.

Before long, the earth spirit energy around Chen Mu had condensed to a considerable concentration.

He flipped his hand and pulled out a wooden box, opening it to reveal a pile of dull white jade coins, which were blank white jade artifact blanks that had exhausted the earth's spiritual energy.

At this moment, as the earth's spiritual energy permeated the surface, some silver specks suddenly lit up on the dusty white jade coin.

"It can gather the earth's spiritual energy to increase its concentration, and it can replenish the energy of blank white jade."

"This artificial earth vein spring can finally be considered a success."

Chen Mu walked to the burdock tree and comfortably lay down in the rocking chair.

……

As time went by, more and more outsiders flocked to Whitebird City.

With more people involved and their differing thoughts, the situation was no longer as stable as before.

It is unclear who made the first move, but the initial restraint vanished at a certain moment, and the conflict suddenly escalated.

Chaos outside White Bird City grows worse every day, with people dying daily. Many homes in Qing'an Ward have hung white banners.

Why didn't you go and pick longevity rice?

That day, at Fanlou, in a seat by the window.

Chen Mu looked curiously at Xu Gui, who was lying on the table, listlessly fiddling with the burdock beads.

"I can't go, I can't go at all," Xu Gui sighed.

"Now the people outside the city are fighting like dogs, and even the military commander has come."

"If I get caught in the crossfire, my life is definitely in danger."

Commander of troops? Are they those powerful individuals who possess fragments of divine weapons?
"Did they even attract this attention?" Chen Mu's heart skipped a beat.

“There’s more than one!” Xu Gui added.

“Then it is indeed quite dangerous outside the city.” Chen Mu nodded.

These divine weapons are wondrous; possessing even a few fragments can greatly enhance the wielder's supernatural abilities.

Even if they can't establish a city and dominate a region, they can still roam freely in Misty Ridge.

These are important figures you would never normally encounter, but unexpectedly, several of them suddenly appeared in the remote White Bird City.

"I wonder what's so good about that divine weapon."

"They're already so capable, why bother with all this?"

"Can't we just find a nice place to enjoy ourselves?" Xu Gui said, looking annoyed.

Yes.

Wouldn't it be better to find a place to stay home quietly?

Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh.

Unfortunately, human nature is never satisfied; everyone wants to go further.